New Perspectives on Women and Comedy

by Regina Barreca

First published in 1992, the twenty-one original essays in this volume explore the way women have used humor to break down cultural stereotypes between the genders. Examples from literature and the performing arts deal with humor and violence, humor and disability, humor and the supposition of women's shame, lesbian and ethnic humor, and particularly women's responses to men's humor. The essayists present traditional issues from new perspectives...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032226722
• ISBN13: 9781032226729
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"